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Radio 3 Unwind,05 Dec 2024,120 mins

Enchanting piano pieces to sharpen the mind

Piano Focus

Available for 25 days

Find relaxation and focus with this enchanting mix of piano pieces carefully selected from across the centuries and around the globe. Featuring works from today’s new crop of visionary composers such as Duval Timothy, Martha Skye Murphy and Ann Southam together with the music of past greats like Arthur Lourié, Edward Elgar and Camille Saint-Saëns, this is a journey in sound to soothe and sharpen the mind. Produced by Áine Devaney. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM. To listen on most smart speakers just say, 'ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus'.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Le Carnaval des Animaux, R.125: 9. Le coucou au fond des bois
    Le Carnaval des Animaux, R.125: 9. Le coucou au fond des bois
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
  3. 2.
    Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento, placido
    Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento, placido
    Franz Liszt
  4. 3.
    She Is Dissolving
    She Is Dissolving
    Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi